In the shadow of turbines and electrolytic reactors, another critical infrastructure is emerging. Invisible, but structuring. As European manufacturers seek to prove the sustainability of their products, a new need emerges: having a certification system capable of transforming complex supply chains into compliant, traceable, verifiable. It is this missing brick that Atmen intends to provide.
Tl; Dr – Atmen wants to become the invisible infrastructure of industrial green certification
👥 For whom is it important?
- For European manufacturers subject to increasingly strict ESG regulations
- For certifiers and listeners seeking to digitize their processes
- For investors and regulators engaged in the decarbonation of value chains
- For companies in the Supply Chain wishing to prove the origin and sustainability of their inputs
💡 Why is it strategic?
- ESG certifications become a lever for industrial competitiveness in the EU
- Current methods (manual audits, sampling) are no longer sufficient in the face of the complexity of globalized chains
- Atmen offers automated and continuous certification, directly integrated into industrial data
- The approach aligns with the CBAM, the CSRD and the Clean Industrial European Deal
🔧 What it changes concretely
- Reduction of the cost and time of the ESG audits
- Traceability produced on an industrial scale on more than 70,000 data points per year
- Possible extension to new sectors with high carbon intensity: steel, fertilizer, chemistry
- Direct connection between producers, certifiers and regulators in a single platform
Founded in early 2023 by Flore de Durfort, Quentin Cangelosi and Erika Degoute, Atmen develops a platform that automates the certification of energy -intensity products. By directly connecting the operational data from industrial processes, the company replaces manual audits and sampling with a continuous, exhaustive and digital assessment. The objective is to move from a periodic bureaucracy to a real -time transparency infrastructure.
In a tense geopolitical context, where Europe still imports a significant part of its fertilizers or energy components from third countries, this ability to prove the origin and environmental characteristics of products becomes a strategic issue. The example of ammonia, central component of fertilizers, is speaking, produced identically, whatever its manufacturing process, it requires robust certification to distinguish green ammonia from its fossil equivalent. The Atmen platform is designed to process more than 70,000 data points per year and provide documented proof of this distinction.
Atmen is part of a rapid structuring market, at the crossroads of regtech esg, industrial traceability and regulatory compliance. If actors like Persefoni, Watershed or Sweep send carbon accounts at the corporate level, few solutions tackle product granularity, with direct integration capacity in industrial channels. Atmen also differs from circular traceability platforms such as circularize or carbonchain by targeting certifiable automation, as close as possible to machines and production sites. Where traditional approaches are still largely based on estimates, ATMEN builds a layer of data infrastructure, designed to make trade between industrialists, certifiers and regulators reliable.
“” European industries need reliable means to verify products internationally and in supply chains. Our platform simplifies and extends the certification of products, transforming a traditional bottleneck into a competitive advantage “Says Flore de Durfort, CEO and co -founder. She adds that the platform acts as “ A data infrastructure layer above industrial supply chains, dealing with complete lots of operational data while reducing complexity ».
This approach seduces beyond technical circles. Atmen has just raised 5 million euros from Project A, with the participation of its historic investors Revent and Vireo Ventures. Business angels of weight also join the Tour, including Axel Stepken (former CEO of Tüv Süd), Martina Merz (ex-Thyssenkrupp) and Christian Vollmann (historic investor of Trivago and Sumup).
Already deployed in nine countries, the “PLC” platform is used on industrial sites treating hydrogen, low carbon fuels, and soon steel, fertilizers and chemicals. It is integrated into the processes of five leading certification organizations, including Tüv Nord, and collaborates with manufacturers like Lhyfe, Schneider Electric or Energy & Regulation Partners. The young shoot now intends to extend its action to new sectors with high energy intensity, while strengthening its modeling capacities and its links with the regulatory authorities.
Atmen was founded in January 2023 by Flore de Durfort, Quentin Cangelosi and Erika Degoute, all former collaborators of the energetician E.ON. Based in Munich, the company currently has 11 employees. With this new round of table of 5 million euros, it brings to 6.3 million euros the total of its funds raised. This tour is led by Project A, accompanied by Revent, Vireo Ventures and several renowned industrial business angels.
